Corset or girdle



Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,524,4'2'7 PATENT OFFICE.

CHAR-LES n. HAYES, or JAMAICA, nnw YonK, Ass enon 'ro rinse coivnzuilw,INC., A oonrona'rron on NEW YORK.

consnr on GIRZDLE.

Application filed December 18, Serial No. 607,516.

To all "21771-0172 it may concern,"

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Harts, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New York, haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Corsets or Girdles, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to corsets or girdles and particularly to thoseintended for use by persons who have particularly large and prominentbuttocks. An object of the invention is to provid an improved corset orgirdle which will reduce, confine and flatten the rear of the wearersbody across the hips; which will impart to the wearer an ap pearance ofslenderness; and erectness; which will at the same time allow a maximumpos sible freedom of movement to the lower limbs; with which a prominentridge along the lower edge of the girdle or corset will be avoided; andwhich will be comfortable to the wearer, durable, attractive andinexpensive. Other obj ects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description of an embodiment of the invention and the novelfeatures will be particularly pointed out in claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of the corset or girdle as it appears when worn;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the corset or girdle when laid out in a flatposition; and

' Fig. 3 is a section through a portion of the same, taken substantiallyalon the line 3 -3 of Figure 2.

In the illusti ated embodiment of the invention, the corset or girdle ispreferably constructed of a strip 1 of elastic fabric which isextensible in adirection around the wearers body, when the ends of thestrip are coupled in any suitable manner, such as by eyes 2 andcooperating pins 3 which are arranged along the opposite side edges ofthe strip. The corset or girdle which couples at the front, has asection below the waist line which surrounds the body of the wearer atthe hips. The rear portion of this section is provided with a verticallyextending reinforcement or panel 4, which is formed thereon in anysuitable manner. Preferably, the reinforcement or panel 4 is formed by alayer or panel of fabric which is stitched to the elastic strip 1, andprovided with spaced vertically extending pockets 5, in

which pockets, strips 6 cally.

A pair of flaps 7 and 8 of suitable fabric are secured to the sides ofthe reinforcement or panel and extend obliquely, downwardly, andforwardly around the hips to a point below the lower edge of the girdleor corset, then extend upwardly and connect to the fabric strip 1 atpoints 8 forwardly of the panel or reinforcement 4. The two side edgesof each strip, preferably converge in the direction away from the edgwhich is attached to the panel or reinforcement, and then extendsubstantially parallel to define a relatively narrow band or tape 9which continues downwardly and then upwardly to its point of attachment8 to the elastic strip 1. At least a portion of the band 9 of each flapis preferably made of elastic material, and the band carries thereon asuitable hose supporter 10 which is adapted to slide along the. band ineither direction and normally rest in the loop formed in the band wherit turns upwardly. The upper of the convergent edges of each flap isstitched as at 11, to the elastic fabric strip, from the reinforcementor panel 4 toward the band 9 for at least a portion of its length, so asto hold the flap flatly against the surface of theelastic fabric andprevent its twisting when the garment is being puton or taken off by thewearer. The oblique line of stitching 11, also limits the elasticity ofthe strip 1 progressively in a downward direction so to be less yieldingover the buttocks where the garters confining or rcducing action isdesired. by this arrangementfor varying th elasticity the strip 1 can bemade of uniform elastic fabric, which reduces the cost of manufacture.The por tion of each flap between the stitched line 11 in the upper ofthe convergent edges, and the edge attached to the panel orreinforcement is rather loose or slack, so that the area of the flapbetween the two edges that are secured to the reinforcement and fabric,will be greater than the corresponding area of the elastic fabric stripbetween the same edges and which is covered thereby. Therefore, when thecorset or girdle is worn, the elastic fabric beneath the flaps maystretch or yield to a limited extent, and thereby allow yielding of thegirdle or corset sullicient- 1y to allow some freedom of movement to thesuitable stiffening ribs or ar confined so as to extend vertithe wearer.

the lower edge ofthe corset orgirdle from projecting or flaringoutwardly at the rear and forming a projecting ridge that would bevisible through the outer garments. This flattening or reducing of thebuttocks also gives the wearerthe appearance of greater slenderness anderectness. The elastic fabric also provides a close lit and effectivelyconfines the body of the wearer at the hips comfortably, and at the sametime allows a maximum possible freedom of movement to the body of thewearer.

It will be obvious that various changes in the details. and arrangementsof parts of the corset or girdle herein described and illustrated forthe purpose of explaining the nature of the invention, may be made bythose-skilled in the art within the principle and scope of theinvention, as expressed in the appended claims. a

' I claim:

1. A corset or girdle, having a section adapted to surround the body ofthe wearer across the hips, a pair of flaps secured to the rear portionof the hip surrounding section, and having free ends extending inopposite directions obliquely downwardly and forwardly around the hips,then upwardly at an angle to the downwardly extending portion andconnected to the said section at points forwardlyof the connection oftheir other ends to the section, and hose supporters carried by thelooped portions of the flaps, whereby the section will be pulled tightlyacross and downwardly over the rear of the hips by the pull upon saidflaps from the supporters.

2. Acorset 0r girdle having an elastic section adapted to surround thebody of the wearer acrossthe hips, said section having a reinforcementin the back portion thereof, a pair of flaps secured to the reinforcedportion and having their sides converging to anarrow band, the u perdownwardly converging edge of each flap being secured for a portion ofits length to the elastic portion of the section covered thereby, thearea of the flap between the secured edges thereof being greater thanthe area of the elastic fabric covered between the said secured edges,whereby the elastic fabric beneath the flaps may stretch around the hi sto some extent, said bands extending o)- liquely downwardly andforwardly in opposite directions around the hips, then upwardly andconnected to said section at points forwardly of the reinforced portion,

and hose supporters carried by the looped portions of the flaps wherebysaid section will be pulled downwardly and tightly across and downwardlyover the rear of the hips by the pull upon the flaps from thesupporters.

3. A corset or girdle having a section adapted to surround the body ofthe wearer across the hips and formed of elastic fabric, and additionalfabric secured to the rear of the section and secured to the elasticfabric over an area having a width increasing downwardly, whereby theelasticity of the section will be reduced progressively in a directionfrom the waist line to the portion of the section covering the buttocks.

4. A corset or girdle having an elastic section adapted to surround thebody of the wearer across the hips, a pair of flaps secured to the rearportion of the said section, said flaps having bands extending therefromobliquely downwardly and forwardly around the hips, then upwardly andconnected to the section forwardly of the other attached ends and hosesupporters carried by the loop formed in the hand, whereby the said rearsection will be pulled tightly across and downwardly over the rear ofthe hips-by the pull upon the flaps from the supporters, said flapsbeing each secured to the elastic section over an area. having a widthincreasing in a. downward direction, whereby the elasticity of thesection will be reduced progressively in a direction from the waist lineto the portion of the section covering the buttocks.

In witness whereof, I hereunto scribe my signature.

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CHARLES R. HAYES.

